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Beam Span Chart
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Sizing a Deck Beam
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Understanding Point Loads
Engineered Deck Beam
Triple beam to 6x6 post connection
Determining Deck Beam Height




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Beam Span Chart Table

Use decks.com beam sizing calculator.

 Beam Sizes (Based on No. 2 or better Ponderosa Pine and Southern Pine Treated for weather and/or ground exposure)

X = Joist Length

X Species         Post Spacing            
  4' 5' 6' 7' 8' 9' 10' 11' 12' 13' 14'
6' SYP 1-2x6 1-2x6 1-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x10 2-2x10
  P P 1-2x6 1-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x10 2-2x12 2-2x12 3-2x10
7' SYP 1-2x6 1-2x6 1-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x10 2-2x10 2-2x12
  P P 1-2x6 1-2x6 1-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x10 2-2x10 2-2x12 3-2x10 3-2x10
8' SYP 1-2x6 1-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x10 2-2x12 2-2x12
  P P 1-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x10 2-2x10 3-2x10 3-2x10 3-2x12
9' SYP 1-2x6 1-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x10 2-2x12 2-2x12 3-2x10
  P P 1-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x10 2-2x10 3-2x10 3-2x10 3-2x12 3-2x12
10' SYP 1-2x6 1-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x12 2-2x12 3-2x10 3-2x10
  P P 1-2x6 1-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x10 2-2x12 3-2x10 3-2x12 3-2x12 Eng Bm
11' SYP 1-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x10 2-2x12 2-2x12 3-2x10 3-2x12
  P P 2-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x12 2-2x12 3-2x10 3-2x12 3-2x12 Eng Bm
12' SYP 1-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x10 2-2x12 3-2x10 3-2x10 3-2x12
  P P 2-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x10 2-2x12 2-2x12 3-2x12 3-2x12 Eng Bm Eng Bm
13' SYP 1-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x10 2-2x12 3-2x10 3-2x12 3-2x12
  P P 2-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x12 2-2x12 2-2x12 3-2x12 3-2x12 Eng Bm Eng Bm
14' SYP 1-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x10 2-2x12 3-2x10 3-2x12 3-2x12 3-2x12
  P P 2-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x12 3-2x10 3-2x12 3-2x12 Eng Bm Eng Bm Eng Bm
15' SYP 2-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x12 2-2x12 3-2x10 3-2x12 3-2x12 Eng Bm
  P P 2-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x10 3-2x10 3-2x10 3-2x12 3-2x12 Eng Bm Eng Bm Eng Bm
16' SYP 2-2x6 2-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x12 2-2x12 3-2x10 3-2x12 3-2x12 Eng Bm
  P P 2-2x6 2-2x8 2-2x10 2-2x10 3-2x10 3-2x10 3-2x12 3-2x12 Eng Bm Eng Bm Eng Bm

Joist sections cantilevered over beams must be calculated as (2x length) for beam sizing.

SYP= Southern Yellow Pine

P P= Ponderosa Pine